MA 006. York Rite certificates

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Certificate issued by The Presiding Officers of DeWitt Clinton Commandery of the Knights Templar to Robert Herne. Herne was appointed a Knight of the Red Cross, a Knight Templar, and a Knight of Malta. The certificate, issued on June 27, 1884 in New Hampshire, is written in black ink with a background of Templarian images around the sides.

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A Royal Arch certificate issued by David's Chapter, No. 34 (Auburn, N.Y.), to Elijah Wheeler and dated May 11, 1818.

Scope and Contents A Royal Arch certificate issued by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of South Carolina to John F. Kern, Jr., and dated May 19, 1823. Imprint at the bottom of the certificate reads, "Wright & Smith." The two engravers who designed it, Charles Cushing Wright and Daniel H. Smith, modeled the certificate on one issued by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of England in 1792. Like the English model, this certificate features columns and an arch and other symbols related to the Royal Arch degrees, as...

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A Royal Arch certificate issued by Mount Wolaston Chapter (Quincy, Massachusetts) to Wellen Hubbard Colburn and dated February 11, 1921.

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A Royal and Select Master certificate issued by the Cryptic Council (Newtonville, Massachusetts) to John Warburton Meredith and dated May 22, 1947.

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Royal Arch Masons certificate for Charles D. Buck issued by the Mohegan Chapter 221 of the Royal Arch Masons at Peekskill, New York. On the bottom about three inches from the left margin is an orange colored seal held by a red colored ribbon with 'Mohegan R A Chapter No. 221 Peekskill N.Y.' and another seal, golden colored on the left bottom corner with 'The Grand Chapter of the State of New York- Incorporated' embossed on it.

Scope and Contents A Knight Templar certificate issued by the Grand Commandery for Massachusetts to Richard S. Spofford and dated 1856. Imprint at bottom of certificate reads, "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1841, by Chas. W. Moore, John B. Hammatt, & John J. Loring (Committee) in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts. Published under the sanction of the Grand Encampment of Mass. & R. Island." At the top of the certificate is a Christian cross. On the left and...